“Guys at the top level of the sport, they can buy whatever they want; young guys — they’re typically strapped for cash,”Powell said. “I’d rather see four sets of fins on four different young guys who then post on their Instagram and social media, and then someone rings me up to buy a set or goes into one of the shops that sells them.”

At Blue Wild 2015, DiveR Australia was showcasing the company’s carbon freediving fins, plus spearfishing floats and long-sleeve shirts that protect you from the sun.

John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.